Jonathan Franklin

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The Game Starts at 8. The Robbery Starts at 8:01

The Game Starts at 8. The Robbery Starts at 8:01

Crews of young Chilean criminals, known to police as burglary tourists, have found a favorite way to see the US: They travel far and wide to plunder the houses of star athletes.

August 7, 2025

August 7, 2025

The Game Starts at 8. The Robbery Starts at 8:01

Crews of young Chilean criminals, known to police as burglary tourists, have found a favorite way to see the US: They travel far and wide to plunder the houses of star athletes.

The Game Starts at 8. The Robbery Starts at 8:01

May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025

Former Secret Agents Enter the Battle Against Wildlife Smugglers Backed by Drug Cartels

As profits for poachers have soared, drawing more organized criminal groups into the trade, an "intelligence agency for Earth" is tracking the operation across borders.

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February 13, 2025

February 13, 2025

Your Stolen Car Is in a Shipping Container, Bound for Africa

Criminal gangs take orders for specific models, use teenagers to grab them and quickly export them through ports up and down the East Coast.

Your Stolen Car Is in a Shipping Container, Bound for Africa

March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024

The World Needs So Many Test Monkeys Poachers Are Ripping Them From Trees

Long-tailed macaques are selling in the US for $50,000 and more, and there still aren’t enough. In Cambodia, poachers are ripping wild monkeys from trees and illegally mixing them into the supply of captive-bred animals.

The World Needs So Many Test Monkeys Poachers Are Ripping Them From Trees

June 29, 2023

June 29, 2023

Poachers Are Trying to Kill Every Rhino in Africa for Their Horns

When a horn goes for $40,000 on the black market in China, poachers in Africa are not going to relent. Can legalizing the horn trade change these grisly economics and save the rhino?

Poachers Are Trying to Kill Every Rhino in Africa for Their Horns

June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022

Hell Is a Cruise Ship at the Beginning of the Pandemic

The new book Cabin Fever describes the panic and despair aboard Holland America’s MS Zaandam as Covid ripped through passengers and crew.

Holland America Cruise Ships Arrives At Port Of Everglades Carrying Sick Passengers